{"product_id":"australian-voices-1","title":"Australian Voices","description":"\u003cp\u003eContemporary Australian fiction is attracting a world audience, particularly in the United States, where a growing readership eagerly awaits new works. In \u003ccite\u003eAustralian Voices\u003c\/cite\u003e, Ray Willbanks goes beyond the books to their authors, using sixteen interviews to reveal the state of fiction writing in Australia—what nags from the past, what engages the imagination for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\r\u003cp\u003eWillbanks engages the writers in lively discussions of their own work, as well as topics of collective interest such as the past, including convict times; the nature of the land; the treatment of Aborigines; national identity and national flaws; Australian-British antipathy; sexuality and feminism; drama and film; writing, publishing, and criticism in Australia; and the continuous and pervasive influence of the United States on Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\r\u003cp\u003eThe interviews in \u003ccite\u003eAustralian Voices\u003c\/cite\u003e are gossipy, often funny, and always informative, as Willbanks builds a structured conversation that reveals biography, personality, and significant insight into the works of each writer. They will be important for both scholars and the reading public.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Ray Willbanks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43572692189366,"sku":"9780292785588","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0251\/4980\/0541\/files\/missing-cover_8eccea22-2fe6-47cf-aa9c-3a82001ca771.jpg?v=1746711804","url":"https:\/\/combined-academic.myshopify.com\/products\/australian-voices-1","provider":"Combined Academic Publishers - Mare Nostrum Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}